Conquistador Pedro de Alvarado led the initial efforts to conquer Guatemala. ...... In 1586 the Mercedarian Order built the first church in Santa Eulalia. The Chuj of ...... Guatemala City, Guatemala: Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Facultad de ...

Huehuetenango is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. .... of Huehuetenango, in 1529, San Mateo Ixtatán, Santa Eulalia and Jacaltenango were given in encomienda to the ..... Guatemala: Universidad Rafael Landívar/ UNICEF/FODIGUA.

Guatemala, this article explores the transnational dynamics of development and .... munity consultation on a proposed mining project in Santa Eulalia, Hue- ... viduals and university human subjects restrictions preclude mentioning them by ...

Semana Santa in Guatemala, also known as Holy Week, is an exciting mix of tradition and religion that is celebrated all over this Central American country. In "Semana Santa 101: A Look at Holy Week in Guatemala", you'll find information about the origins of Semana Santa in Guatemala, preparations for the festivities and how the herma...

'We took some prisoners and tied them up on the airstrip and left them out in the sun to die. Then we tied some up, put them in a DC3 and pushed them out of the door.' This is the terrifying true story of international assassin Carlos Evertsz as he ricocheted between the high life in London, Madrid and the island paradise of the Dominican...

Subsequently, the IRC supported an annual celebration of the Feast of Santa Eulalia, which had been initiated some years earlier by a local Maya elder. Santa Eulalia is the patron saint of the village of Santa Eulalia, guatemala, from which the ...

Indeed, as all the volumes were found in the Indian village of Santa Eulalia (or in surrounding villages) in the province of Huehuetenango in north-western Guatemala, the archive presents concrete evidence of the wide dissemination of a ...

Community organizations in Santa Eulalia are calling for contributions to cover funeral expenses and to support Daniel’s family in this difficult time. He leaves behind an ailing wife and eight children.

﻿More than one year after President Molina declared a state of siege in Santa Cruz de Barillas, repression continues against community leaders resisting the Cambalam hydroelectric project, operated by Spanish owned Hidro Santa Cruz. Violence and criminalization against leaders defending territory and the right to self determination has been on the rise in Barillas since the 2007 community consultation rejecting large-scale development projects in their territory.

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Community organizations in Santa Eulalia are calling for contributions to cover funeral expenses and to support Daniel’s family in this difficult time. He leaves behind an ailing wife and eight children.

GSN MONDAY MAILER APRIL 16 2013. 1. TROUBLING DOCUMENT DENYING GENOCIDE FEATURES GSN Attached is a feature pull out advertisement/ insert from El Periodico on Sunday. The report is issued by the Foundation Against Terrorism, and it alleges a Catholic Church/ Marxist conspiracy against the Guatemalan Army. The part dealing with the GSN is as follows: "Luego incrementaron su accionar propagandístico...